U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

CRAWFORD v. WASHINGTON: Non-Retroactive Application to Final Convictions Where Not a Watershed Rule

Date: Mar 1, 2007

CRAWFORD v. WASHINGTON: Non-Retroactive Application to Final Convictions Where Not a Watershed Rule Introduction CRAWFORD v. WASHINGTON, 549 U.S. 406 (2007), is a landmark decision by the United...

Whorton v. Bockting: Non-Retroactivity of Crawford Rule in Confrontation Clause Cases

Date: Mar 1, 2007

Whorton v. Bockting: Non-Retroactivity of Crawford Rule in Confrontation Clause Cases Introduction The case of Whorton v. Bockting (549 U.S. 406, 2007) addresses the retroactivity of the CRAWFORD v....

Wallace v. Kato: Supreme Court Clarifies Statute of Limitations for §1983 False Arrest Claims

Date: Feb 22, 2007

Wallace v. Kato: Supreme Court Clarifies Statute of Limitations for §1983 False Arrest Claims Introduction Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384 (2007), is a landmark case decided by the United States...

Marrama v. Citizens Bank: Forfeiture of Bankruptcy Conversion Rights Due to Bad Faith

Date: Feb 22, 2007

Marrama v. Citizens Bank: Forfeiture of Bankruptcy Conversion Rights Due to Bad Faith Introduction The Supreme Court case MARRAMA v. CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS (549 U.S. 365, 2007) addresses the...

MARRAMA v. CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS: Establishing Limitations on Bankruptcy Case Conversion Due to Debtor's Bad Faith

Date: Feb 22, 2007

MARRAMA v. CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS: Establishing Limitations on Bankruptcy Case Conversion Due to Debtor's Bad Faith Introduction Robert Louis MARRAMA v. CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS et al....

Statute of Limitations for §1983 Claims Post-Wallace v. Kato

Date: Feb 22, 2007

Statute of Limitations for §1983 Claims Post Wallace v. Kato Introduction Wallace v. Kato et al., 549 U.S. 384 (2007), is a significant U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarifies the commencement of...

LAWRENCE v. FLORIDA: Interpretation of AEDPA's Tolling Provision on Federal Habeas Applications

Date: Feb 21, 2007

LAWRENCE v. FLORIDA: Interpretation of AEDPA's Tolling Provision on Federal Habeas Applications Introduction LAWRENCE v. FLORIDA (549 U.S. 327, 2007) is a landmark decision by the United States...

Limiting Punitive Damages for Harm to Non-Parties: Analysis of Philip Morris USA v. Williams

Date: Feb 21, 2007

Limiting Punitive Damages for Harm to Non-Parties: Analysis of Philip Morris USA v. Williams Introduction Philip Morris USA v. Williams, 549 U.S. 346 (2007), is a landmark Supreme Court case that...

Statute of Limitations in Federal Habeas Corpus Relief: The LAWRENCE v. FLORIDA Decision

Date: Feb 21, 2007

Statute of Limitations in Federal Habeas Corpus Relief: The LAWRENCE v. FLORIDA Decision Introduction Gary Lawrence, Petitioner, v. Florida, 549 U.S. 327 (2007), is a landmark decision by the United...

Application of the Brooke Group Test to Predatory Bidding Claims

Date: Feb 21, 2007

Application of the Brooke Group Test to Predatory Bidding Claims Introduction The case of Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., Inc. addressed significant antitrust issues related to...

Application of the Brooke Group Standard to Predatory Bidding: Weyerhaeuser v. Ross-Simmons

Date: Feb 21, 2007

Application of the Brooke Group Standard to Predatory Bidding: Weyerhaeuser v. Ross-Simmons Introduction Weyerhaeuser Company v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., Inc., 549 U.S. 312 (2007), is a...

Limiting Punitive Damages for Harm to Nonparties: Insights from Philip Morris USA v. Williams

Date: Feb 21, 2007

Limiting Punitive Damages for Harm to Nonparties: Insights from Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams Introduction Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams, 549 U.S. 346 (2007), is a landmark decision by...

Exhaustion as Affirmative Defense under the PLRA: Supreme Court Sets New Precedent

Date: Jan 23, 2007

Exhaustion as Affirmative Defense under the Prison Litigation Reform Act: Supreme Court Sets New Precedent 1. Introduction JONES v. BOCK, WARDEN, ET AL. (549 U.S. 199) is a landmark decision by the...

Cunningham v. California: Upholding the Sixth Amendment's Jury Trial Guarantee in Sentencing

Date: Jan 23, 2007

Cunningham v. California: Upholding the Sixth Amendment's Jury Trial Guarantee in Sentencing Introduction Case: Cunningham v. California, 549 U.S. 270 (2007) Court: United States Supreme Court Date:...

Westfall Act Certification Conclusive for Removal: Supreme Court Sets Precedent in OSBORN v. HALEY ET AL.

Date: Jan 23, 2007

Westfall Act Certification Conclusive for Removal: Supreme Court Sets Precedent in OSBORN v. HALEY ET AL. Introduction The Supreme Court case OSBORN v. HALEY et al., decided on January 22, 2007,...

Exhaustion as an Affirmative Defense in Prison Litigation Reform Act: Jones v. Bock

Date: Jan 23, 2007

Exhaustion as an Affirmative Defense in Prison Litigation Reform Act: Jones v. Bock Introduction Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199 (2007), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision that...

Inclusion of Aiding and Abetting in Theft Offense: Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez

Date: Jan 18, 2007

Inclusion of Aiding and Abetting in Theft Offense: Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez Introduction Gonzales, Attorney General v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. 183 (2007), is a landmark decision by the United...

Aiding and Abetting Recognized as a Theft Offense Under 8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(43)(G)

Date: Jan 18, 2007

Aiding and Abetting Recognized as a Theft Offense Under 8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(43)(G) Introduction The Supreme Court case Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, Petitioner, v. Luis Alexander...

Unified Causation Standards Under FELA: Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell

Date: Jan 11, 2007

Unified Causation Standards Under FELA: Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell Introduction Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Timothy Sorrell is a significant United States Supreme Court decision...

Unified Causation Standards in FELA: Insights from Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell

Date: Jan 11, 2007

Unified Causation Standards in FELA: Insights from Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell Introduction Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell, 549 U.S. 158 (2007), is a landmark decision by the...

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